Esthesioneuroblastoma treated with external radiotherapy. Case report.
Esthesioneuroblastoma is a rare tumour arising from the olfactory epithelium of the nasal vault which frequently invades the cranial base and orbit. Esthesioneuroblastoma has a bimodal age distribution between 11 and 20 years and between 51 and 60 years. Esthesioneuroblastoma accounts for approximately 1-5% of intranasal cancers. The case is reported of a 79-year-old female patient with a Kadish stage C tumour with a one-year history of headache, nasal obstruction, anosmia, rhinorrhoea and epistaxis. Aim of this study is to analyse the natural history, treatment and prognosis of this tumour, based on a review of the literature.
Tramacere
F
F
Radiotherapy Unit, AUSL BR1, Perrino Hospital, Brindisi. francescotramacere@libero.it
Bambace
S
S
De Luca
M C
MC
Castagna
R
R
Francavilla
M C
MC
Leone
A
A
Monastero
S
S
Fucilli
F
F
Pili
G
G
Portaluri
M
M
D000368:Aged; D018304:Esthesioneuroblastoma, Olfactory / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*